Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl, before his capture by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Bergdahl went missing from his post in Afghanistan on June 30, 2009.

Army Opens Investigation Into Bowe Bergdahl's Departure From Base

The Army has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance and abduction by the Taliban from a base in Afghanistan in 2009, officials announced Monday.

Two-star Maj. Gen. Kenneth R. Dahl, an officer with Afghanistan combat experience will lead the investigation, the Army said in a statement.

Dahl will scrutinize evidence surrounding Bergdahl's disappearance, but he won't be interviewed until the reintegration team approves "such interaction," the Army said. "The Army's top priority remains Sgt. Bergdahl's health and reintegration," the statement said.

The Army pointed out that investigations of this type are not uncommon. A completion goal date has not been set.